It was fun. It was different.

The Damsel

Following a wounded Grofield and his damsel on a scenic, action-packed road trip from Mexico City to Acapulco, The Damsel is full of wit, adrenaline, and political intrigue....

Almost as good as Parker

By
R. Reimschuessel
on
03-18-17

Dark of the Moon

By:
John Sandford

Narrated by:
Eric Conger

Length: 10 hrs and 22 mins

Unabridged

Overall

3,252

Performance

2,151

Story

2,144

In the small town of Bluestem, a house way up on a ridge explodes into flames, its owner, a man named Judd, trapped inside....

A terrific side trip for Sandford fans

By
Robert Stetson
on
09-10-08

The Hot Rock

The First Dortmunder Novel

By:
Donald E. Westlake

Narrated by:
Jeff Woodman

Length: 6 hrs and 32 mins

Unabridged

Overall

316

Performance

246

Story

250

John Dortmunder and company are hired by an U.N. African Ambassador to steal the famed Balabomo Emerald from the hands of a rival African country....

Dortmunder is on his game in this fun introduction

By
William R.
on
08-25-11

Red Harvest

By:
Dashiell Hammett

Narrated by:
Richard Ferrone

Length: 6 hrs and 27 mins

Unabridged

Overall

262

Performance

238

Story

236

When the last honest citizen of Poisonville was murdered, the Continental Op stayed on to punish the guilty--even if that meant taking on an entire town....

Great story, great narration, terrible reccording

By
yep
on
08-21-14

Brown's Requiem

By:
James Ellroy

Narrated by:
R. C. Bray

Length: 9 hrs and 28 mins

Unabridged

Overall

35

Performance

34

Story

32

Fritz Brown’s L.A. - and his life - are masses of contradictions, like stirring chorales sung for the dead....

Publisher's Summary

Here’s Parker—planning to steal the entire payroll of an Air Force base in upstate New York, with help from Marty Fusco, fresh out of the pen, and a smart-aleck finance clerk named Devers. Holed up with family in a scrappy little town, the hoisters prepare for the risky job by trying to shorten the odds. But the ice is thinner than Parker likes to think—and Marty’s ex-wife is much more complicated.

Parker!

Not as good a some of the others in the series,

but I still love the series.

Parker seemed out of character in this story because he allowed one of the wives to sit in on the planning sessions. Her husband was a key player, but the wife had no part in the heist. Of course that was the reason things went sour and it was predictable. This wasn’t the author’s best.

Most of the story was ok - planning and conducting the heist. The good part was at the end when things went wrong and Parker takes unexpected action.

There is a forward by Dennis Lehane (dated 2010) in the Kindle version and/or paperback. I was disappointed that the forward was missing from this audiobook.

The narrator Stephen R. Thorne was good, but I wish he had a rougher, darker, or more menacing voice for Parker. His Parker voice was too clean cut and normal sounding.

THE SERIES:This is book 10 in the 24 book series. These stories are about bad guys. They rob. They kill. They’re smart. Most don’t go to jail. Parker is the main bad guy, a brilliant strategist. He partners with different guys for different jobs in each book.

If you are new to the series, I suggest reading the first three and then choose among the rest. A few should be read in order since characters continue in a sequel fashion. Those are listed below (with my star ratings). The rest can be read as stand alones.

The first three books in order: 4 stars. The Hunter (Point Blank movie with Lee Marvin 1967) (Payback movie with Mel Gibson)3 ½ stars. The Man with the Getaway Face (The Steel Hit)4 stars. The Outfit.